List of notable people who have taken psychedelic drugs

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Notable people who have taken psychedelic drugs are individuals who have publicly reported on their personal experiences with psychedelic drugs like LSD, "magic mushrooms" and mescaline. Some of these comments date from the era when LSD was legally used in psychotherapy and experiments. Still others describe experiences with illegal LSD, obtained for philosophic, artistic, therapeutic, spiritual, or recreational purposes. This list consists of the names of individuals mentioned in the media, together with the instance in which their experience was discussed.

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  • Bill Bailey, in his standup show, Part Troll.
  • Lewis Black, has said in his comedic routines, that "just in case it's not obvious to you people, I've done some LSD in my life. And I did it because I thought at the time that it allowed me to think every thought that was possible."
  • Jim Breuer, Comedian, in his stage act, talks about trying mescaline once as a teenager, in a bit called "The Wizard".
  • Dave Chappelle, Comedian, sometimes discusses his experiences with mushrooms in his stand-up routines.
  • David Carradine discusses his uses of LSD in his autobiography Endless Highway along with descriptions of his use of peyote and psychedelic mushrooms, as well as discussing his use of non-hallucinogenic drugs such as cannabis and cocaine.
  • Cary Grant, in the September, 1959 Look Magazine, relates how LSD treatment has brought him inner peace. He used LSD more than sixty times under therapeutic auspices. [1]
  • Larry Hagman, in his autobiography, Hello Darlin'
  • Anne Heche, in her book Call Me Crazy
  • Mitch Hedberg, in his comedy act, states that "My favorite drug is acid because it expanded my mind. Because of acid, I now know that butter is better than margarine. I saw through the bullshit."
  • Bill Hicks, in his comedy albums Dangerous and Relentless, among others
  • Margot Kidder, actress in the documentary Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
  • William H. Macy, in the July 2001 issue of Maxim
  • Groucho Marx, recounted in an article with Paul Krassner "I Dropped Acid with Groucho"
  • Ralphie May, in his standup routine.
  • Richard Pryor, in his comedy act and his memoirs.
  • Doug Stanhope, in his standup routine.
  • Steven Wright, in his standup routine.

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[edit] Philosophers

  • Michel Foucault French philosopher
  • Alex Hixon, in his interview with Playboy
  • Aldous Huxley experimented with Mescaline and other hallucinogenic drugs.
  • Terence McKenna, interviewed in Psychedelic Island Views
  • Anais Nin, in The Diary Of Anais Nin, Volume 5 (1947-1955)

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